XDA Atom - Official page

[risidoro]

Hi all,
XDA Atom official specs here (http://www.seeo2.com/product/XdaAtom/template/XdaAtomProductInfo.vm).

PRO:
- 416MHz Intel Bulverde CPU
- 128 MB storage, 64 RAM
- WM 5.0
- 262K colors
- WiFi 802.11b
- EDGE
- Radio FM
- Bluetooth 1.2 with: headset, hands-free, object push, serial port, dial-up network, advanced audio distribution (A2DP), Audio/Video Remote Control (AVRCP)
- 2.0 MPixel Camera with led flash
- stereo speaker

CONS:
- 2.7 inches screen (magician is 2.8 )
- miniSD slot !!!

It seems a good successor for our magician, ways better than MDA Compact II; miniSD slot however it's a great disadvantage!

Bye

[gogol]

What is the biggest size of mini-SD ? 512 MB ? 1024 MB ?

Which one will you buy ? ATOM or WIZARD ? and WHY ?

[Matterhorn]

What is the biggest size of mini-SD ? 512 MB ? 1024 MB ?

Which one will you buy ? ATOM or WIZARD ? and WHY ?

I won't buy a Wizard, too fat, too slow, and I don't need a wobbly keyboard.

I may buy the Atom because small size is 75% of what I'm looking for in a PPC phone. The Atom appears to be the smallest device with the most screen real estate possible. Eventually future models will get even thinner. I'll wait for a few reviews before taking the plunge. Meanwhile my Jam works just fine.

[kneeslasher]

416MHz? The same as the Magician? Does this mean ROM compatibility?

[risidoro]

416MHz? The same as the Magician? Does this mean ROM compatibility?

My old Pentium II at school had a 400MHz CPU too but i don't think it was ROM-compatible with our magician!!!

But we can cross our fingers... ;)

Bye bye,
Isidoro

[arg0]

CPU is the same (Intel PXA272 416MHz) but since the manufacturing company is different (Quanta instead of HTC), I doubt that the rest of the hardware is the same. Different hardware => different drivers => different ROMs :'(

[skagen]

- 416MHz Intel Bulverde CPU
- 128 MB storage, 64 RAM
- WM 5.0
- 262K colors
- WiFi 802.11b
- EDGE
- Radio FM
- Bluetooth 1.2 with: headset, hands-free, object push, serial port, dial-up network, advanced audio distribution (A2DP), Audio/Video Remote Control (AVRCP)
- 2.0 MPixel Camera with led flash
- stereo speaker


According to mobile-review.com, the camera is not 2.0 Megapixel at all. It is the exact same old crapola camera with "software enhancement"/interpolation/whatever.

Other than that, the specs look good. Hopefully its a decent one.

[uccoffee]

http://www.mrpalm.com/getcontent3_ppc.php?tid=380

Lots of photos of the Atom here~~
the articles is in thai thou....

[kta]

According to mobile-review.com, the camera is not 2.0 Megapixel at all. It is the exact same old crapola camera with "software enhancement"/interpolation/whatever.


The specifications say that it is a 2 MP CMOS Camera. The CMOS implies that it is not software interpolation. However, as has been said may times, 2MP guarantees size but not quality!

[skagen]

CMOS refers to a type of sensor - its nothing to do with the size of it (megapixels). The digital camera world is notorious for including these misleading "interpolation" specs as the specs of the lens, then explaining it in fine print elsewhere.

If this model features the same camera/lens as is found in the Wizard, then its a 1.3MP camera. Read here:

From: http://www.mobile-review.com/pda/review/htc-wizard-en.shtml
The camera has the maximum physical resolution of 1.3 megapixel (1280x1024). At the same time "software" resolution is 2 megapixel by interpolating the initial image. There is no sense in such resolution (by this means the camera doesn't become a 2-megapixel one, the image quality isn't better), it's just a psychological thing

If its clearly known that this in the Atom is an entire different lens fromw hat is found in the sister models, that's one thing - okay. But given that these are all essentially mix-and-match models, built on the same generation, of the same platform, honestly I wouldn't hold your breath on that.

[zohaer21]

cmos is the camera ppc and nokia etc phones use (cause it uses less power) teh digital cameras have ccd (or something like this )lenses
the ccd camera of 1.3 megs resolution is better than cmos 1.3 camera
so dont hold your breath for the cmos 1.3 camera on the ATOM

[arg0]

To see some pics taken with the atom, go here:
http://www.mrpalm.com/getcontent3_ppc.php?tid=380&p=2
and click on the links: there are 6 photos of phones and cameras, taken with the atom.
http://www.mrpalm.com/mainnews2/review_atom/realpic/Photo_0009.jpg
http://www.mrpalm.com/mainnews2/review_atom/realpic/Photo_0007.jpg
http://www.mrpalm.com/mainnews2/review_atom/realpic/Photo_0008.jpg
http://www.mrpalm.com/mainnews2/review_atom/realpic/Photo_0010.jpg
http://www.mrpalm.com/mainnews2/review_atom/realpic/Photo_0013.jpg
http://www.mrpalm.com/mainnews2/review_atom/realpic/Photo_0005.jpg
Just I guess, since I don't understand a word of Thai...

[kta]

CMOS refers to a type of sensor - its nothing to do with the size of it (megapixels). The digital camera world is notorious for including these misleading "interpolation" specs as the specs of the lens, then explaining it in fine print elsewhere.

If this model features the same camera/lens as is found in the Wizard, then its a 1.3MP camera. Read here:

From: http://www.mobile-review.com/pda/review/htc-wizard-en.shtml
The camera has the maximum physical resolution of 1.3 megapixel (1280x1024). At the same time "software" resolution is 2 megapixel by interpolating the initial image. There is no sense in such resolution (by this means the camera doesn't become a 2-megapixel one, the image quality isn't better), it's just a psychological thing

If its clearly known that this in the Atom is an entire different lens fromw hat is found in the sister models, that's one thing - okay. But given that these are all essentially mix-and-match models, built on the same generation, of the same platform, honestly I wouldn't hold your breath on that.

I'm with you completely on this. What I meant is that usually when they say "2MP CMOS" they mean that the CMOS sensor is capable of reading 2MP.

When the resolution is interpolated they would say something like 2MP (1.3MP CMOS).

But this depends on how honest the company wants to be. It can be very misleading!